The 1978 Schwinn Exerciser needs the handle bars welded into the hole. (I was going to try golf club epoxy and the current quick fix is super glue)
I just broke the weld on the stair stepper tonight, which motivated the post. I'm fuckin so pissed about that one. I thought I had found a stepper that could handle my 260 lbs. Wrong.
The machine with the rubber bands jimmyrig is a CardioGlide, a cheap version of a rower, that is actually fantastically effective. You can see the hook on the shock absorber has broken off from the bar connected to the seat. (obvi the rubber bands are bc the shock is broken)
They're all heavy, pain in the ass to move, machines. I suppose I could go to a body shop and try there. With what they're worth (about zippo) it's debatably not worth the effort: but they're mine, you know, I love um.
Obviously, best case scenario is someone on this sub is from Chicagoland and we can work something out. Super long shot, I know, but hey I made this post finally.....which I honestly, if you remember, said I was going to, some months ago.
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Rotteuxx 0 points 2.4 years ago
Don't do it!
You'll be wasting your time with epoxy and pissing off the welder you already haggled down if you bring him something to weld that's full of contaminants in the joint.
Think of jb weld as bondo, it'll plug a hole very well but is useless to hold pieces together.